The Mandeville Skippers will venture away from home to take on the Neville Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Mandeville is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They put the hurt on Thibodaux with a sharp 48-27 win. Considering the Skippers have won four matchups by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Neville faced Alexandria in a battle between two of the state's top teams last Friday. The Tigers strolled past the Trojans with points to spare, taking the game 31-14. The Tigers pushed the score to 28-7 by the end of the third, a deficit the Trojans cut but never quite recovered from.
Neville's win came from a few key players Mandeville will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Ja'Marion Roberson, who picked up 105 receiving yards, and also rushed for 66 yards.
Neville has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 35.3 points over those games. As for Mandeville, their win bumped their record up to 7-4.
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